The Irish standard., 1887-06-25
TWO IRISH EWcTIONs.
Thrilling Scenes at the Turning Out o.
Tenants In Ireland.

the New York POst, after menuOnlng the
fact that every movement of the military
end constabulary as the two bodies GO
about their terrible work Of eviction is
anxiously watched by great crowds OF peo-
ple gives the following description OF two
evlctions which recent tly took place in the
vicinity of Bodyke: The sheriff, man
known familiarly to the crowd as "Crock.
er OF Ballynagarde, /" dressed in sporting
suit Of tweed, with q shooting helmet and
leggings. stopped. A moments colloquy
took place between him and Captain Mil
ler, r. N. An instant later half dozen
crowbars went into the mud and plaster
wall Almost simultaneously storm
Of exeorations broke from the crowd
which made every other sound inaudible.
So long as the process of eviction
lasted curses at the sheriff and at the
agent, and most ingenious and blood
thirsty insults to the crowbar men, and
cheers for the ''plan Of campaign. for
Davitt and for the priests filled the air.
Meanwhile the emergency men worked
with will. Stones and great fragments
Of plaster ratified down from the wall. In
five minutes gap was opened big enough
to admit man. In went the bailiffs and
and out came John Liddy, the tenant, the
din redoubling at his appearance. The
eviction began by handing out few bits
Of small furniture, g can Of milk, and a
bundle of flowers. These last were char
acteris tically seized and kept by Michael
Dayitt as touching memento OF the acca-
sion. Then cry was raised for sledge-
hammers. Two big ones were handed into
the gap. The sounds which Immediately
ensued indicated that the center OF inter-
est had been transferred to the inside OF
the cottage. So i climbed through the
window, lodging pieces Of broken furni-
ture which came flying out The inside
air was sitting with dust and heat, for
the windows and doors had been blocked
since early morning. The sight was a
CHASTITY one A bedstead, an interesting
old cupboard seven or eight feet high, and
other things were being smashed up by
blows from the sledges which were
whirling about over one's head. Consid-
cradle pieces of them were passed out Of
the window two feey square. Little
enough there was, however, to fling out.
Soon the crow bar men had roughly piled
up wall of stones into the gap they had
made. John Liddy handed to the sheriff
bill rapidly written for him by Father
Harmon. The crowbars were piled into
the cart, and the police closed slowly
around the emergency men and escorted
them away The command: by fours,
march," sent the redcoats along the road.
The visitors closed in behind them, and
the screaming crowd followed. Not all,
however One man and one little group
remained. The man was John Liddy,
who stood gazing blankly at the piled~up
heap of his demolished furniture. Tne
group consisted Of his wife, with stream
ing eyes, grasping pretty, tair-haired
child Of about four years. Michael Davitt,
with tears in his eyes, was comforting
them and dividing his flowers with them.
This was the first eviction. The whole
force Of soldiers, police and bailiffs only
accomplished two as their days work.
The second was far more dramatic and ex-
citing. 1t was at the house OF Widow Nc
Namara The process OF surrounding 1t
was precisely similar. In view Of the
elaborate solid blockade OF the door and
windows a short council of war was held.
Then this house, too, was attacked. The
crowd had greatly increased in volume
and excitement. A hole was soon made,
about three feet by two at the height of
mans waist from the ground. The sheriff
stood hard by The leader Of the crowbar
ASS w.
'Heave away, my men," "Pitch the stones
in on them" "Heave them n.n Then,
when at the last big blocks fell inward
amid binding cloud of dust he shouted: (:
sect in, my men, get I'M" but saying anl
doing were different things. The hole was
filled by the faces of the family-three
sturdy young fellows, two fine-looking
young women, and the plea SAINT Cd face OF
the eighty-year old widow, surrounded
with it's whits frlled cap in the back
ground. There they all stood shoulder
to shoulder. 1t was evident from their
set teeth and flashing eyes they
had not the slightest idea OF giving way
s.Get in my men, get in, Will youa" yelled
the leader. Not they; not q man stirred
Crocker OF Ballynagarda swore under his
breath and called upon the district in-
spectcr to order his constable to clear ne
way There was a second pause. Then
the constables clasp,d their I rs and
sprang forwarl. Instantly all was Babel.
Several Engl:shme.l pres snt, carried away
by their feelings, interposel between tbs
tenants and the police yelling at the top
Of their voices to make themselves heard
above the clamor. and told the officer he
must not act thus; the first person to en-
ter must by law be q bailiff not the police.
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the cons ta bu!ary, called to his men to get
in. Three OF them ieapel at the gap. The
men and women inside fought like tigers
TO push them .ck. For d moment all was
confusion. The scufae and excitement
was at its intensest, and I expected every
instant to see the flash of fire from
the inside. Then the constables were in,
and the crowbar men entered in their
wake. a formal protest was then made
against the illegal entrance. entered the
house now and found q struggle beginning
between the tenants and the sheriff.
81 want you to move out" sail the lat
ter, persuasively.
s'We won't move," shouted the former.
ssLet them put you out.' "Don't STIR"
yelled half-dozen voices through the
opening. Mr.. Davitt's voice was audible
above them all exhorting the old woman
in Irish, so as not to be under ;tood, to lie
down on the bed and force them to carry
her out. The men seized her, and her sons
sprang forward to protect their mother.
Once more all was dust and curses. The
old woman conquered and retired breath
lessly and unevicted into corner, while
the brave baliffs turned to the two daugh.
ters.
At last the eni came, The tenants were
hustled to the opening Crocker put his
broad shoulders behind them; the crowbar